thanks for joining us on the kron four morning news. you are taking a live look at storm tracker four. ( james ) here is a live look outside.... you can see wet roads on the golden gate, bay bridge, san mateo and richmond bridge. (james)lets get a check of

weather this morning... .a weather system moving across the region this morning will result in numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms through midday. drying conditions develop in wake of this system and continue through thursday ahead of our next storm system projected to impact the region late week. widespread rainfall and stronger winds return to the northern portion of the region late thursday and will spread southward during the day friday. dry conditions

return for saturday with another weak system forecast to push through on sunday. dry weather and warmer temperatures are then likely next week.

no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80

is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james ) let's talk more about the stormy weather. we talked to some viewers who say they're taking precautions to stay safe. others say they are simply sick of the rain. kron four's alecia reid shows us exactly how people are coping with the wet weather. there's one common theme in downtownthere are sandbags everywhere.pkgsot - i think we'll be okdon and martha payne take a nightime stroll with their umbrellas, just in case. the stores downtown are mostly shut down for the night, but storm prep was a given. but it's not just businesses.sot - our house we have it readythis area is a known flood zone. with all the rain pounding the bay area, they've been on edge all winter. and now into the spring.don payne - enough rain for the year. the horn's been blowing for the last 2 months cars have been driving on slick roads, and it'll go on through the night. martha doesn't mind all the wet weather.martha payne sot - oh

i feel so good. i like rain. i like sunny days tooshe might embrace it all, but her husband is ready for some dry days.sot - yea enough rain he'll just have to wait a bit longer. the morning commute is expected to be pretty nasty. so be prepared with your umbrellas, rainboots, raincoats, and everything you'll need to get through it. standupthere's still more rain..and we're going to be throughout reporting live anselmo ( james ) the return of the rain has road crews keeping an eye on active slide areas and other trouble spots. especially in the santa cruz mountains where mudslides have been a continuous problem all winter. the rain has made one of the two mudslides on summit road even worse this morning. highway-17 also continues to be a hazard. the mountains are still wet and could send unexpected debris into the roadway. officials are warning drivers to be cautious. ( james ) make sure you have the kron four mobile app to track the storm. we will keep you updated on severe weather and traffic in

your area with breaking news push alerts. ( james ) breaking news....north korea test fired another missile this morning. u-s officials say it exploded within seconds of the launch. this is video that was released just days after north korean leader kim jong-un threatened to attack the u-s if provoked. neither the u-s nor south korea have released information on what type of missile was fired, or why it failed. this isn't the north korea's first launch this month -- the country fired four ballistic missiles on march 6, which fell into waters off japan. the white house has not commented on this latest missle test. ( james ) a domestic violence dispute takes a deadly turn outside a business in redwood city. it started when a man confronted his ex-wife with a gun outside her work. kron four's charles clifford shows us what happened next. according to redwood city police, around 2:15 tuesday afternoon a 43-year-old man confronted his 44-year-old ex-wife in the parking lot of

her employer here along penobscot drive. the woman apparently had a restrain order against her ex-husband and refused to talk to him. according to police, the man retrieved a handgun from his truck and chased his ex-wife across the parking lot. they also believe that during the pursuit he fired at least one shot. the woman managed to call 9-1-1 on her cell phone and then hid. when police arrived on scene, they confronted the man and tried to get him to lower his weapon. sot< deputy police chief gary kirby says they started to talk to him as he stopped for a short period of time. they tried to negotiate his surrender. unfortunately, there was an exchange of gunfire. one of our officers fired one round and we believe that he discharged around at himself, into his face.> redwood city police also confirmed that they have had previous encounters with the man. in just the last month, they had confronted him

multiple times in connection to domestic violence issues with his ex-wife. the woman had also been granted an emergency restaining order against him which prompted police to seized several weaponssot< deputy police chief gary kirby says they seized several weapon in the home that were registered to him>as of tuesday evening, the identity of the man had not been released ( james ) happening now. police are investigating a second robbery at a bank in san ramon. this happened at the u-s bank located on crow canyon road. police say this same bank was robbed a month ago. and they beleive the theif is the same in both cases. they say no one was injured in this robbery. we will continue to follow this story on the kron four mroning news. ( anny ) i am tracking wet

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will result in numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms through midday. drying conditions develop in wake of this system and continue through thursday ahead of our next storm system projected to impact the region late week. widespread rainfall and stronger winds return to the northern portion of the region late thursday and will spread

southward during the day friday. dry conditions return for saturday with another weak system forecast to push through on sunday. dry weather and warmer temperatures are then likely next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 no delays. wb 580 is smooth through the tolls. oakalnd sb 13 at broadway right lane flooded

( james @ bam ) in the news this morning. president trump embarks on one of his most important roles... selling the republican replacement plan for the affordable care act. it appears many lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are still not ready to buy in.

this all comes as the president pick for the supreme court faces tough scrutiny from the senate. kristen holmes has the story from capitol hill this morning. president trump taking on the role of closer-in-chief pres. donald trump: "the house bill ends the obamacare nightmare and gives health care decisions back to the states and back to the american people." selling one of the biggest deals of his presidency - his proposed healthcare bill- not only to voters... but to reluctant republicans..making yet another plea at the national republican congressional committee dinner pres. donald trump these are the conservative solutions we campaigned on.//we are keeping our promises. after a day on capitol hill toting the revised bill-- tweaked to appease both conservative and moderate lawmakers .. and rally the required 216 votes necessary to passrep. paul ryan/-r- house speaker: i would simply say that a lot of the members' concerns have

been incorporated in this process. the president reportedly ramping up pressure behind closed doors - singling out some lawmkakers who oppose the bill and telling republicans they could lose seats if they didn't vote in favor of itrep. paul ryan/-r- house speaker: stand with our president and vote to end this obamacare nightmare once and for all some conservatives though -- still not sold. rep.mark meadows/-r- north carolina: "there's still not enough votes to pass this particular bill" the presidential push coming on day two of the confirmation hearing for trump's supreme court pick.where judge neil gorsuch for the first time publically criticized president trump's attacks on the federal judge who blocked his travel ban judge neil gorsuch/supreme court nominee: "i find that disheartening. i find that demoralizing 'cause i know the truth."on capitol hill, i'm kristen holmes. ( james ) employees in one section of san francisco say they are more than concerned about the growing tent city population outside their office. in fact, some are so upset about it - they have opted to pack up and leave at the end of the month. kron 4's j.r. stone explains.

it certainly is. even while i was standing on the street one man walked up to me with a metal rod another yelled from a distance with a wood plank.a building full of businesses on one side of the road tents of homeless people on the other side.it feels like a third world country here in america those who live and work in this area near 16th and potrero say the homeless population in these tents continues to rise. here on 15th and san bruno tent dwellers have set up shop outside businesses after being moved recently from across the street. an area that is now blocked by barricades. being a young woman and commuting and taking bart and being dropped off in the area yeah it is unsafe. i haven't had a problem but yeah some of my coworkers yeah they are scared to walk especially when it's around evening and it gets dark.we were emailed this video of a man defecating in the middle of the daytime and behind the new barricades. the employee who recorded this said it is nothing new. while in the area on tuesday we

didn't have to go far to find syringes just laying around. some businesses have gone so far as to move out of the area. others hoping the city finds a solution. the thing is i feel really bad for these people but it gets worse every day. they keep blocking the sidewalks but then they move to some other sidewalks. seeing the needles on the street and having to deal with feces on the street it's more than just unsafe a lot of it is hazardous.a hazardous situation equipted with generators that doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon. the city has taken down tents in some of these areas but often times those living there just set up across the street. most agree that this is just part of what is a major citywide problem. ( james ) the criminal trial begins for three jail guards charged with murdering

an inmate at the santa clara county jail. this started yesterday. sheriffs deputies jereh lubrin, rafael rodriguez and matthew farris have pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering 31-year old michael tyree in august of 2015. authorities say he was beaten to death. the jail guards are also accused of assaulting another inmate as well. ( anny ) i am tracking wet weather around the bay area. i will have a full check of the forecast, after the break. ( james ) and here's a live look outside... toll plaza

( robin @ landing ) big news this morning. officials are rolling out a

new ban on certain electronics onboard u-s bound flights from some airports in the middle east and north africa. the ban involves some of the widest-ranging security measures since the september 11th terror attacks. reid binion reports. marc garneau / canadian transport minister: "there is not a specific timeline but, but, but we are acting expeditiously."canada's transport minister... ...commenting on the ban imposed by the u-s and u-k on certain electronics on flights from parts of the middle east and africa.the united states -- prohibiting devices larger than a cellphone......on u-s bound flights from 10 airports in eight majority muslim countries.the ban requires that those devices be carried in the cargo hold.the order -- affecting more than 50 flights a day.terrorism analyst paul cruickshank -- telling c-n-n that the ban indicates a lack of faith on the part of officials as far as security at the affected airports.paul cruickshank / cnn terrorism analyst: "its clear that with these new restrictions the united states is essentially saying they do not have full confidence in these airports in these various countries." while there's no specific plot the ban - according to a u-s

official -- was in part prompted by intelligence collected in recent weeks... ...indicating that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula was perfecting techniques for concealing explosives inside batteries and battery compartments.in the united kingdom, the ban affects flights from six countries, including tunisia and lebanon - those two, not part of the u-s ban.paul cruickshank / cnn terrorism analyst: "the fact that the uk appears to be considering similar restrictions indicates that there is intelligence out there that is creating concern."i'm reid binion reporting. ( anny ) i am tracking wet weather around the bay area. i will have a full check of the forecast, after the break. ( james ) and here's a live look outside...san mateo

this morning on the kron 4 morning news we are tracking the storm hitting the bay area. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar... rain scattered all across the bay area... heavy in some spots. and more rain is expected later in the week as well. ( james ) here is a live look outside.... you can see wet roads on the golden gate, bay bridge, san mateo and richmond bridge. (james) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. .a weather system moving across the region this morning will result in numerous

showers and isolated thunderstorms through midday. drying conditions develop in wake of this system and continue through thursday ahead of our next storm system projected to impact the region late week. widespread rainfall and stronger winds return to the northern portion of the region late thursday and will spread southward during the day friday. dry conditions return for saturday with another weak system forecast to push through on sunday. dry weather and warmer temperatures are then likely next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb no delays. no problems on the golden gate. flooding in oakland sb 13 at broadway right lane blocked

( james ) one bay area family is already feeling the impact of the return of the rain after a tree slams into their home. we first brought you this story yesterday on the kron four morning news. the family was inside and sleeping when the oak tree crashed into their vallejo home. this happened just after 2:00

yesterday morning. it damaged power lines, but no one inside the home was hurt. an arborist says the tree was rotting from its roots... and because of the strong winds and saturated soils, it came down. ( james ) the family later decided against having the tree removed because it cost nearly 500 dollars. however, they might be responsible now for the cost of repairs pending a city inspection. ( james ) federal help is coming to those affected by last month's severe flooding. this is video of the flooding in san jose from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. the united states small busniess administration is offering low interest loans to people affected by last month's

devastating flooding. businesses can borrow up to 2 million dollars while homeowners can borrow up to 200 thousand dollars. renters can borrow up to 40 thousand. ( james ) alameda, napa, sonoma, san mateo, santa clara, and santa cruz counties are the local counties which are eligible for the loan. to find out if you can get a federal disaster loan head to our website - kron4.com. we have a link set up with everything you need to apply. ( james ) make sure you have the kron four moble app to track the storm . we'll keep you updated about severe weather or traffic problems in your area with breaking news push alerts. it's available and free for both apple and android devices. ( james ) police are trying to identify 2 people they say stole a diamond from a jewelry store at the valley fair mall in san jose. these are survailence pictures from the robbery. a man and a woman entered the store the man asked to see merchandise and when thestore clerk showed him the diamond,

he took it and ran. crimestoppers is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest. ( james ) the brother of a tennessee teenager who investigators believe was kidnapped by one of her teachers, now says she may have hinted that she was in trouble. the 15-year-old was last seen 8 days ago about 50-miles south of nashville when her friend dropped her off at a restaurant. the teen allegedly told her family to call police if she was not home by 6:00. weeks befoe that, a student reported seeing elizabeth and her teacher, tad cummins kissing. the school investigated cummins, but he denied any relationship. investigators are now looking into the whereabouts of cummins during the time elizabeth went missing. ( anny ) i am tracking wet weather around the bay area. i will have a full check of the forecast, after the break.

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coverage of the storm continues this morning... we have kron four's will tran in san jose. willl? ( will ) tracking the storm in the south bay. here's the latest update from the kron4 weather center.as expected, we're waking up to wet conditions with rain falling during the overnight and early morning hours. temperatures are in the low 50s bay area-wide.the chance of isolated thunderstorms will

stay with us through midday, then drying conditions will take over and continue through thursday.highs this afternoon will struggle to get above the low 60s.our next storm arrives friday bringing with it stronger wind and rain. be prepared for possible damage from that system.dry conditions return by saturday afternoon with another weak system expected to bring light rain on sunday.next week looks dry and warmer.sunrise in san francisco is at 7:10 a.m. sunset is at 7:24 p.m.don't forget you can always get the latest storm updates, live radar images and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free from the apple itunes store or from the google play store. ( james ) thanks will. ( anny ) i am tracking wet weather around the bay area. i will have a full check of the forecast, after the break. wet weather is causing

hot spots on the road this morning. robin wintson is here tracking the conditions.

hot spots oakland wb 580 harrison st. . bay bridge a high wind advisory in place.

.a weather system moving across the region this morning will result in numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms through midday. drying conditions develop in wake of this system and continue through thursday ahead of our next storm system projected to impact the region late week. widespread rainfall and stronger winds return to the northern portion of the region late thursday and will

spread southward during the day friday. dry conditions return for saturday with another weak system forecast to push through on sunday. dry weather and warmer temperatures are then likely next week.

( james ) ( james ) a teen girl walking home

from her north hollywood school is nearly abducted when a man comes up and bear hugs her from behind. the girl gets away. and it's all caught on a neighbor's home surveillance camera. the teen is followed on her walk home by a man in a silver b-m-w. he then gets out

and grabs her, but she is able to break free and run away. the man gives up and drives off. police say they are using the footage this morning to try and identify the man. ( james ) in the oakland hills... potholes have become such a problem that one woman decided to take matters into her own hands. kron four's spencer blake reports. (looklive)"just look how big these potholes are that linda foust was up against. she has, however, noticed that the markings she made around them have already started to make a difference."(pkg)what starts as a crackcan easily turn into a hole on any street, especially during a very rainy winter.and on thornhill road in the oakland hills, there are plenty of potholes."we live with the potholes up here on thornhill. it's insane." linda foust tries to avoid them on when she drives the mile-long stretch between highway 13 and her home on heather ridge."the thing that finally got my attention was 'the big one' right after

heather ridge, and i kept bumping into it every morning." "all times of the night and during the day you can hear a tremendous thud of people's suspensions."so finally, she took matters into her own hands.no, she didn't buy tar and gravel to try and fill the holesbut she wanted to make sure it was easier for drivers to ásee them.so out she went with her friend wendyand some spray paint, putting yellow and orange circles around the holes."then i noticed the circles weren't very apparent or visible, so i went and got some white paint." with that, they started maknig arrows pointing to the holes.if you pay attention as you drive, you can see just how many they tagged."this big one is the one that started the whole thing."other people who live along thornhill have noticed drivers sometimes swerving into the other lane to miss the holesso they appreciate the advanced warnings."she must've done a lot of work because they're all up and down the road."one neighbor even gave them money to cover the cost of their paint.foust thought about the possible illegality of her paint projectbut felt the good outweighed the bad."the last thing i expected was to end up on television."now she plans

to call the city's public worksto kindly tell them the holes are already marked for them.in oakland, spencer blake, kron four news. ( james ) tourists will be able to dive down and explore the wreckage site of the titanic starting next year. the first voyage is already fully booked, despite the fact the experience cost more than 100- thousand dollars per person. the eight-day journey sets off from newfoundland, canada and will transport visitors in a luxury submarine to the ship's final resting place... which is more than two miles below the surface of the atlantic. this could be one of the last opportunities to visit the titanic. scientists say bacteria could eat away what's left of the wreckage within the next 15 or 20 years. ( anny ) i am tracking wet weather around the bay area.

i will have a full check of the forecast, after the break. ( james )

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no major hot spots. bay bridge a high wind advisory in place. .a weather .a weather system moving

across the region this morning will result in numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms through midday. drying conditions develop in wake of this system and continue through thursday ahead of our next storm system projected to impact the region late week. widespread rainfall and stronger winds return to the northern portion of the region late thursday and will spread southward during the day friday. dry conditions return for saturday with another weak system forecast to push through on sunday. dry weather and warmer temperatures are then likely next week. ( mark ) this morning on

the kron 4 morning news we are tracking the storm hitting the bay area. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar... rain all across the bay area... heavy in some spots.( darya ) here is a live look outside.... you can see wet roads on the golden gate, bay bridge, san mateo and richmond bridge. ( mark ) good morning. i'm mark danon.( darya )

and i'm darya folsom. we have complete team coverage of the rain this morning. we have kron four's will tran is live in the south bay. james fletcher and anny hong are tracking the timing of the storm. robin winston is in the traffic center monitoring the impact on you commute. lets first start with james. as expected, we're waking up to wet conditions with rain falling during the overnight and early morning hours. temperatures are in the low 50s bay area-wide. the chance of isolated thunderstorms will stay with us through midday, then drying conditions will take over and continue through thursday.

highs this afternoon will struggle to get above the low 60s. our next storm arrives friday bringing with it stronger wind and rain. be prepared for possible damage from that system. dry conditions return by saturday afternoon with another weak system expected to bring light rain on sunday. next week looks dry and warmer.

major hot spots oakland wb 580 at harrison st fatal accident blocking, lanes closed, take nb 880 instead

( darya ) we have complete team coverage of the rain this morning.( mark ) kron four's will tran live in san jose. will? ( will ) tracking the storm in the south bay. as expected, we're waking up to wet conditions with rain falling during the overnight and early morning hours. temperatures are in the low 50s bay area-wide.the chance of isolated thunderstorms will stay with us through midday,

then drying conditions will take over and continue through thursday.highs this afternoon will struggle to get above the low 60s. ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark @ land ) the return of the rain has road crews keeping an eye on active slide areas and other trouble spots. especially in the santa cruz mountains where mudslides have been a continuous problem all winter. the rain has made one of the two mudslides on summit road even worse this morning. highway-17 also continues to be a hazard. the mountains are still wet and could send unexpected debris into the roadway. officials are warning drivers to be cautious. ( mark @ land ) and this morning we are keeping an eye on the anderson reservoir in

morgan hill as the next round of rain moves through. it was just last month that all the rain caused the reservoir to overflow and close into coyote creek... that lead to flooding in parts of san jose and hundreds of people being evacuated from their homes. right now the reservoir is at about 86% capacity. the santa clara valley water district needs to get the level down to 68-percent of capacity ... that will allow the agency to do a seismic upgrade to the reservoir. ( mark ) make sure you have the kron four mobile app to track the storm. we will keep you updated on severe weather and traffic in your area with breaking news push alerts. ( darya ) breaking news....north korea test fired another missile this morning. u-s officials say it exploded within seconds of the launch. neither the u-s nor south korea have released information on what type of missile was fired, or why it failed. this isn't the north korea's first launch

this month -- the country fired four ballistic missiles on march 6, which fell into waters off japan. the white house has not commented on this latest missle test. ( darya ) in the east bay. a robber goes to a home then threatens to beat a man and his wife. that's according to police. he then they say he steals a shotgun from the house and forces the man who lives there to get in his car.. all so he could drive to a bank and withdraw some money. this happened in lafayette yesterday afternoon on sweet drive. they end up about two miles away at the chase bank, near the safeway and whole foods. the suspect stays in the car with the shotgun. the victim goes into the bank and tells employees what's happening. police show up minutes later and arrest the suspepct. they says he's 26-year-old manuel bustos. he is charged with kidnapping and ( mark ) a domestic violence dispute takes a

deadly turn outside a business in redwood city. it started when a man confronted his ex-wife with a gun outside her work. it happened at around 2:15 yesterday afternoon when the 43-year-old man drove to his ex-wife's work on penobscot drive. police say the 44-year-old woman had a restraining order against her ex and refused to talk to him. they say the man then chased the woman across the parking lot with a handgun... and fired at least one shot. the woman found a place to hide and called police. when they arrived on scene, officers confronted the man and tried to get him to lower his weapon. < deputy police chief gary kirby: "they tried to negotiate his surrender. unfortunately, there was an exchange of gunfire. one of our officers fired one round and we believe that he discharged around at himself, into his face.">( mark ) the man died at the scene. redwood city police say they have had previous encounters with him. in just the last month, they had confronted him multiple times in connection to domestic violence issues with his ex

wife and seized several weapons from ( mark ) police in san ramon are searching for a bank robber who has hit the same bank twice in one month. both happened at the u-s bank on crow canyon road. one of them was on february 6th. no one was injured. the man is seen in surveillance video released by police wearing a dark green jacket over a gray hooded sweatshirt. ( darya ) in the south bay. a man is dead this morning after he is hit and killed while riding his bike in san jose. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc7 news. it happened near two schools... fammatre ((

( mark ) making international headlines this morning... the associated press is reporting that president trump's former campaign chairman, paul manafort, secretly worked for a russian billionaire to advance the interests of russian president vladimir putin. manafort wrote a 2005 strategy plan that he could greatly benefit the putin government. at the time, u.s.-russia relations under president george w. bush were growing worse. manafort's arrangement was with a close putin ally. manafort signed a 10 million dollar annual contract beginning in 2006 and maintained a business relationship until at least 2009. there has been no comment yet from the white house. ( james ) coming up... i'm tracking the storm this morning. rain hitting all around the bay area. we have complete team ahead. ( robin ) and a wet

commute here in the bay area. i'm tracking your drive times up ahead. major hot ( mark ) welcome back to

the kron 4 morning news... we are tracking the storm this morning taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar... rain all across the bay area. ( darya ) we have complete team coverage of the storm this morning. james fletcher and anny hong are tracking the timing of the storm in the weather center. and robin is keeping an eye on the wet commute.( mark ) let's start with james. as expected, we're waking

up to wet conditions with rain falling during the overnight and early morning hours. temperatures are in the low 50s bay area-wide. the chance of isolated thunderstorms will stay with us through midday, then drying conditions will take over and continue through thursday. highs this afternoon will struggle to get above the low 60s. our next storm arrives friday bringing with it stronger wind and rain. be prepared for possible damage from that system. dry conditions return by saturday

afternoon with another weak system expected to bring light rain on sunday. next week looks dry and warmer.

no major hot spots. bay bridge a high wind advisory in place.

( mark ) people living in the sierra say they are happy the spring is here. they are hoping some of the warmer weather will hep melt some of the snow and make it easier for people to get in and out of their homes. this is in soda springs. the doors and walkways of several vacation homes are buried under feet of snow. there are also several cars and buses that are still buried this morning. at last check... the water content in the sierra was 185% of normal.

( mark ) one bay area family is already feeling the impact of the return of the rain after a tree slams into their home. we first brought you this story yesterday on the kron four morning news. the family was inside the home and sleeping when the oak tree crashed into their home. this happened just after 2:00 yesterday morning. it damaged power lines, but no one inside the home was hurt. an arborist says the tree was rotting from its roots... and because of the strong winds and saturated soils, it came down. ( mark ) the family later decided against having the tree removed because it cost nearly 500 dollars. however, they might be responsible now for the cost to repair any public property that was damaged. ( darya ) three homes are damaged in stanislaus county after lightning hit a tree. it happened yesterday in the city of oakdale. a

transformer was on fire as well as a tree across the roadway. firefighters say their first priority was keeping people safe. luckily no one was hurt. crews worked to remove the tree that snapped in half. power was cut off for several hours. the tree not only destroyed three homes....but also broke a window inside a rented house. ( mark ) still ahead... more electronics are being banned on certain flights. we'll explain what you need to know the next time you fly. and... we continue tracking the storm this morning. rain hitting all around the bay area. we have team coverage up ahead. . major hot spot oakland wb 580

at harrison st fatal accident blocking all lanes. take nb 880 instead

( darya ) officials are expanding the list of electronics banned on certain flights.( mark ) u-s officials are now banning devices larger than a cell phone on u-s bound flights from 8 majority muslim countries. those countries are all in the middle east or north africa.( darya ) officials say there is no specific threat against the u-s but the ban was expanded because of intelligence collected in recent weeks... indicating that al qaeda was perfecting techniques for concealing explosives inside batteries and battery compartments.( mark ) the united kingdom has also instituted a similar ban. ( mark ) for your health this morning... several deaths from a rare form of cancer have been linked to breast implants.( darya ) the food and drug administration announced tuesday that implants have now been associated

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4 morning news we are tracking the storm hitting the bay area. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar... rain all across the bay area... heavy in some spots.( darya ) here is a live look outside.... you can see wet roads on the golden gate, bay bridge, san mateo and richmond bridge. ( mark ) good morning.

i'm mark ( darya ) and i'm darya folsom. we have complete team coverage of the rain this morning. we have kron four's will tran is on 880 in fremont where there has been an accident. and averi harper is in oakland where an accident is causing major delays on 580. robin winston is in the traffic center monitoring the impact on you commute. but first let's go to james fletcher with more on the timing of james.

as expected, we're waking up to wet conditions with rain falling during the overnight and early morning hours. temperatures are in the low 50s bay area-wide. the chance of isolated thunderstorms will stay with us through midday, then drying conditions will take over and continue through thursday. highs this afternoon will struggle to get above the low 60s. anny hong has more on your forecast...

our next storm arrives friday bringing with it stronger wind and rain. be prepared for possible damage from that system. dry conditions return by saturday afternoon with another weak system expected to bring light rain on sunday. next week looks dry and warmer.

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( darya ) the rain is also impacting your morning commute. 580 in oakland is shut down because of a fatal accident. ( mark ) kron four's averi harper is live with the details. averi? ( averi ) a fatal accident on i 580 west of harrison street. crews have shut down all lanes because of this accident. ( mark ) thanks averi. moving to the east bay where an accident is causing delays on 880 in fremont.( darya ) fremont.on 880 in causing delays accident is where an the east bay moving to averi. thanks ( mark )

( mark ) thanks averi. moving to the east bay where an accident is causing delays on 880 in fremont.( darya ) kron four's will tran live with more will? will? ( will ) tracking the storm in the east bay. as expected, we're waking up to wet conditions with rain falling during the overnight and early morning hours. temperatures are in the low 50s bay area-wide.the chance of isolated thunderstorms will stay with us through midday, then drying conditions will take over and continue through thursday.highs this afternoon will struggle to get above the low 60s. ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( mark @ land ) the return of the rain has road crews keeping an eye on active slide areas and other trouble spots. especially in the santa cruz mountains where mudslides have been a continuous problem all winter. the rain has made one of the two mudslides on summit road even worse this morning. highway-17 also

continues to be a hazard. the mountains are still wet and could send unexpected debris into the roadway. officials are warning drivers to be cautious. ( mark @ land ) and this morning we are keeping an eye on the anderson reservoir in morgan hill as the next round of rain moves through. it was just last month that all the rain caused the reservoir to overflow and close into coyote creek... that lead to flooding in parts of san jose and hundreds of people being evacuated from their homes. right now the reservoir is at about 86% capacity. the santa clara valley water district needs to get the level down to 68-percent of capacity ... that will allow the agency to do a seismic upgrade to the reservoir. ( mark ) make sure you have the kron four mobile app to track the storm. we will keep you updated on severe weather and traffic in your area with breaking news push alerts. ( darya ) breaking news....north korea test fired another missile. u-s officials say it exploded within seconds of the launch. neither the u-s nor south korea have released information on what type of missile was fired, or why it

failed. this isn't the north korea's first launch this month -- the country fired four ballistic missiles on march 6, which fell into waters off japan. the white house has not commented on this latest missle test. ( mark ) other international headlines this morning... the associated press is reporting that president trump's former campaign chairman, paul manafort, secretly worked for a russian billionaire to advance the interests of russian president vladimir putin. manafort wrote a 2005 strategy plan that he could greatly benefit the putin government. at the time, u.s.-russia relations under (

mark ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news... we are tracking the storm this morning taking a live look at

storm tracker 4 radar... rain all across the bay area. ( darya ) we have complete team coverage of the storm this morning. james fletcher and anny hong are tracking the timing of the storm in the weather center. and robin is keeping an eye on the wet commute.( mark ) let's start with james. as expected, we're waking up to wet conditions with rain falling during the overnight and early morning hours. temperatures are in the low 50s bay area-wide. the chance of isolated thunderstorms will stay with us through midday, then drying conditions will take over and continue through thursday. highs this afternoon will struggle to get above the low 60s. our next storm

arrives friday bringing with it stronger wind and rain. be prepared for possible damage from that system. dry conditions return by saturday afternoon with another weak system expected to bring light rain on sunday. next week looks dry and warmer. fatal accident

fatal accident in oakland wb 580 at hariosn blocking the right lane. sanmateo bridge wb 92 no majro problems. wb 80 backed up to through the maze. ( mark ) one bay area family is ( mark ) one bay area

family is already feeling the impact of the return of the rain after a tree slams into their home. we first brought you this story yesterday on the kron four morning news. the family was inside the home and sleeping when the oak tree crashed into their home. this happened just after 2:00 yesterday morning. it damaged power lines, but no one inside the home was hurt. an arborist says the tree was rotting from its roots... and because of the strong winds and saturated soils, it came down.

wasn't fond of it at all.">( mark ) the family later decided against having the tree removed because it cost nearly 500 dollars. however, they might be responsible now for the cost to repair any public property that was damaged. ( darya ) in the oakland hills... potholes have become such a problem that one woman decided to take matters into her own hands. linda foust lives on thorn-hill road that goes up into the hills. linda says potholes have been an issue for a long time. she says she was concerned it would damage her car. that's why linda and her friend took some spray paint and marked white arrows pointing to them. ( darya ) linda's main goal was to stop people from driving over the potholes. but now...she hopes her hard-work will

encourgage the city of oakland to fill them. ( darya ) happening today... confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee neil gorsuch enter their third day. and now, many republican lawmakers are predicting he will be confirmed. this comes after gorsuch refused to answer several questions from democrats yesterday. some of those questions included abortion, guns, campaign spending and gay rights. however, president trump's nominee did say he would walk out the door if the president asked him to overturn roe v wade. a growing number of democrats are calling for gorsuch's confirmation to be delayed because of the f-b-i's investigation into possible ties between president trump's campaign and russia. ( mark ) happening today. president trump is expected to meet with the executive committee of the congressional black caucus. the white house made made a reference to this meeting in an e-mail last night. this comes as president trump faces criticism over his relationship with people of color and minorities.

white house spokesman sean spicer also suggested that this meeting would happen last week. ( darya ) coming up... wheel of fortune blunder goes viral. see the mistake that has everyone talking this morning. and... we continue tracking the storm this morning. rain hitting all around the bay area. we have team coverage up ahead. . don't let dust and allergens get between you and life's beautiful moments. flonase allergy relief delivers more complete relief. flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances that cause all your symptoms, including nasal congestion and itchy, watery eyes. flonase is an allergy nasal spray that works even beyond the nose. so you can enjoy every beautiful moment to the fullest. flonase. 6>1 changes everything. (robin)

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(mark) opening bell. ( mark ) as expected, we're waking up to wet conditions with rain falling during the overnight and early morning hours. temperatures are in the low 50s bay area-wide. the chance of isolated thunderstorms will stay with us through midday, then drying conditions will take over and continue through thursday. highs this afternoon will

struggle to get above the low 60s. our next storm arrives friday bringing with it stronger wind and rain. be prepared for possible damage from that system. dry conditions return by saturday afternoon with another weak system expected to bring light rain on sunday. next week looks dry and warmer.

major hot spot oakland wb 580 at harrison st fatal accident cleared, expecr residual delays. take nb 880 instead ( darya ) breaking news this morning.. all lanes are now open after a fatal accident on 580 in oakland.( mark ) kron four's averi harper is live with the details. averi?

( averi ) a fatal accident on i 580 west of harrison street. crews have shut down all lanes because of this accident. ( mark ) thanks averi. moving to the east bay where an accident is where an the east bay moving to averi. thanks ( mark ) ( mark ) thanks averi.

moving to the east bay where an accident is causing delays on 880 in fremont.( darya ) kron four's will tran live with more will? will? ( will ) tracking the storm in the east bay. as expected, we're waking up to wet conditions with rain falling during the overnight and early morning hours. temperatures are in the low 50s bay area-wide.the chance of isolated thunderstorms will stay with us through midday, then drying conditions will

take over and continue through thursday.highs this afternoon will struggle to get above the low 60s. ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. the morning.

( darya ) make sure you have the kron four moble app to track the storm . we'll keep you updated about severe weather or traffic problems in your area with breaking news push alerts. it's available and apple and android devices. ( mark ) coming up... a few weeks into march madness and now there's no perfect brackets left. how one man had his heart broken and fell just short of millons of dollars. but first... taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar... rain scattered all across the bay area. .

(robin) major hot spot oakland wb 580 at harrison st fatal accident blocking the right lane. take nb 880 instead ( darya ) warren buffett's ncaa bracket challenge has a winner. a west virginia factory worker won 1-hundred- thousand dollars for correctly picking the first 29 games of the basketball tournament's

first round.( mark ) the berkshire hathaway employee also picked the winners of the 31st and 32nd games correctly. the 30th game.. between marquette and south carolina, cost him big time. if he had correctly picked south carolina to win, he would have pocketed 1 million dollars with a perfect first-round bracket. berkshire hathaway didn't release the employee's name.( darya ) the ultimate prize of buffett's competition is 1 million a year for life. to win that, you have to pick the winners of all 32 first-round games, plus the 16 games in the second round. buffett has held the competition

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the kron 4 morning news... we are tracking the storm this morning taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar... rain all across the bay area. ( mark )( darya )( robin )( james ) tracking the storm this morning. as expected, we're waking up to wet conditions with rain falling during the overnight and early morning hours. temperatures are in the low 50s bay area-wide. the chance of isolated thunderstorms will stay with us through midday, then drying

conditions will take over and continue through thursday. highs this afternoon will struggle to get above the low 60s. our next storm arrives friday bringing with it stronger wind and rain. be prepared for possible damage from that system. dry conditions return by saturday afternoon with another weak system expected to bring light rain on sunday. next week looks dry and warmer.

no hot spots bay. reduce your forget the healights and wipers. wb 80 bay bridge slow from the maze. ( mark ) a thief steals from a

90-year old woman then goes on a shopping spree and did it while dressed up as the victim. that's according to police. the san mateo county sheriff's department released 2 pictures of the thief. authorities say the victim was out picking up groceries in portola valley... and at some point after paying, the thief was able to lift the woman's wallet. after that, authorities say she attempted to use the card at neiman marcus store at the stanford shopping center. police are still looking for the woman this morning. ( mark ) in the south bay... police are trying to identify 2 people they say stole a diamond from a jewelry store at the valley fair mall in san jose. these are surveilence pictures from the robbery. police say a man and a woman entered the store the man asked to see merchandise and when thestore clerk showed him the diamond, he took it and ran. crimestoppers is offering a reward for information leading

to an arrest. ( darya ) a big bust in sonoma county. detectives recovered 60-grams of methamphetamine after serving a search warrant. sonoma county sheriff's say they found the stash of drugs after pulling over albert basso in his car on monday. a later search of basso's home uncovered another pound of the same drug, numerous packages for sales, and 36-hundred dollars in cash. basso has been arrested for drug sales violations multiple times dating back to 19-79. since monday's arrest he has been released after posting dollars bond. ( mark ) former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick is donating 50 thousand dollars to meals on wheels. word of this comes after he received criticim this week from president trump. while speaking at a rally in kentucky on monday, president trump said no teams will sign kaepernick because they fear a

nasty tweet from the president. meals on wheels is one of the organizations that could face funding cuts should the president's new budget proposal pass congress. last n-f-l season, kapernick would not stand during the national anthem in protest of police violence in the u-s. ( darya ) before we head to break.... here is a live look at storm tracker 4 radar... rain

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up to wet conditions with rain falling during the overnight and early morning hours. temperatures are in the low 50s bay area-wide. the chance of isolated thunderstorms will stay with us through midday, then drying conditions will take over and continue through thursday. highs this afternoon will struggle to get above the low 60s. our next storm arrives friday bringing with it stronger wind and rain. be prepared for possible damage from that system. dry conditions return by saturday afternoon with another weak system expected to bring light rain on sunday. next week looks dry and warmer.

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news we are tracking the storm hitting the bay area. taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar... rain bay area... spots.( darya ) here is a live look outside.... you can see wet roads on the golden gate, bay bridge, san mateo and richmond

bridge. ( mark ) good morning. i'm mark danon. and i'm darya folsom. we have complete team coverage of the rain this morning. we have kron four's will tran tracking the rain in the east bay. and averi harper is in oakland where an accident has shut down all lanes on 580. robin winston is in the traffic center monitoring the impact on you commute. but first let's go to james fletcher with more on the timing of the storm. james. as expected, we're waking up to wet conditions with rain falling during the overnight and early morning hours. temperatures are in the low 50s bay area-wide. the chance of isolated thunderstorms will stay with us through midday, then